Improvement in hats and caps



l P. GOLDMANN.

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PHILIP GOLDMANN, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

IMPROVEMENT IN HATS AND CAPS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 160,666, dated March 9,1875; application filed February 19, 1875.

' "To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, PHILIPP GOLDMANN, of the city, county, and State ofNew York, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Hats andCaps, of which the following is a specification:

This invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which-Figure 1 represents a front view of my headcovering when the badge isexposed to view. Fig. 2 is a similar view when the badge is concealed.Fig. 3 is a horizontal section in a larger scale than the previousfigures.

Similar letters indicate corresponding parts.

This invention relates to an improvement in that class of head-coveringswhich are provided with badges to indicate the rank or station of theperson wearing the head-covering, the badge being so arranged that itcan be exposed to view or concealed, as may be desirable.

My improvement consists in combining with the band, which takes theplace of the badge, a spring-slide, a stiflening-wire, a retainingdevice for the spring-slide when the same is drawn out, and a sleeve toconceal the end of said spring-slide, in such a manner that the strainof the spring is sustained by the stiffening-wire, and that when thespring-slide is drawn out the band has the appearance of an ordinaryband, such as is generally applied to caps or other head-coverings.

In the drawing, the letter A designates a cap or other head-covering,which is provided with a band, B, that extends partially or entirelyround the lower part of the crown of said head'covering. On the middleor front portion of this band is marked the name, word, or figureindicating the rank or station of the person for which the head-coveringis intended. Under this band, and between it and the crown of thehead-covering, is placed a wire, a, which is fastened to the crown atone end, b, while its opposite end is provided with a loop, a, andthrough this loop is passed a spring, d, by preference made of rubber.One end of this spring is secured to the fixed end I) of the wire a,while its other end is fastened to a slide, 0,, the loose end of whichpasses through a guide-loop, f, secured to the band B. This band is alsoprovided with a sliding loop or sleeve, g, and with a needle or otherretaining device, h, as shown in the drawing.

When the slide 6 is allowed to follow the action of its spring d itoccupies the position I shown in Figs. 1 and 3, and the name, word, orfigure on the badge is exposed to view.

When it is desired to conceal the badge the slide is drawn out andcaused to engage with the retaining device h, and then the sleeve 9 ismoved over its end, so that the band assumes the appearance of the bandsgenerally applied to caps or other head-coverings.

When the slide is drawn out the strain of the spring d is sustained bythe wire a, and the crown of the head-covering retains its proper shape.

When the springslide e is drawn in, as shown in Figs. 1 and 3, it isconcealed behind a portion of the band B.

If desired, the name, word, or figure indicating the rank or station ofthe person wearing my head-covering, may be marked on the slide 0, sothat it will be exposed to view when the slide is drawn out, andconcealed when the slide is allowed to move back. Said slide may be madeof a textile material, or of a thin strip of sheet metal, or of anyother suitable material.

Instead of a stiffening -wire, a, any other stiffening material may beused.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, isa Thecombination, with the band B, of a spring'slide, e, a stifiening-strip,a, a retaining device, h, and a sleeve, 9, for concealing the end of thespringslide when the same is drawn out, all constructed and operatingsubstantially as shown and described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand andseal.

PHILIPP GOLDMANN.

Witnesses W. HAU'FF, E. F. KASTENHUBER.

